New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-27
PLANS FOR I'll b STATE F'A IR.
Every Indication that the Coming Exhibition
Will Be the Most Successful Ever
in the State.
President Merriam Outlines What Is Being
Done and the Plans for the Big
Show. ss. S.
Larger Premiums for Agricultural Products
and Live Stock Than by Any Other
state Fair.

Larger Premiums for Agricultural Products
and Live Stock Than by Any Other
state Fair.
Getting Ready for the Show.
The state fair hasn't been talked about
| very much yet, but it soon will be. Prepa-s
rations are swimming just under the surface
j and in short time everything necessary to
the success Of the fair will be done, and well
done at that The board Of managers are
baking more interest in the fair this year
! than ever before The selection of Hon. ".
RI Merriam as president to succeed Horace
Pratt, who resigned, was a big step in the
direction of success. He is one of the
brightest business men in the Northwest,
broad minded, liberal and possesses the
! energy OF steam engine. He is a wonder
! ful worker, and when ne takes hold Of
things they must move or something viii
break He reluctantly consented to
act as president Of the fair
association, but now that he has
taken hold of the work is pushing it with all
the energy he shows in his private business
The board Of managers are all heartily in
accord, and he carries out the plans with
l;promptness that is highly gratifying to them
lt0SSA
| of the work with great vigor. He is a ire
mendous worker, and has a cool head and
| great executive ability. He is now hard at
work bringing into subsection the hundreds
Of tangled, crude and vexatious odds and
ends which go to make up the perfect sue
cess of the exhibition.
A TALK WITH THE PRESIDENT
President Merriam was found in his Office
/ an said no
was going to be a big thing for the state.
1t is being run on a broad basis-for the
good of the whole people of the state The
people at large have pat their money into
che association, and the fair belongs to
them. It is the object Of the managers to
NJ AXE every feature of the fair Interesting to
every farmer, fruit grower. horseman and
business man in Minnesota And the ladies
will have more attention paid to matters for
their entertainment than before In the first
place, the transportation question has been
settled very satisfactorily. The rates are SO
low that everybody can come. The North
ern Pacific and Manitoba roads, instead of
giving us the usual rate of one and one-fifth
fare for the round trip, have made regular
mileage rate OF l p cents from all points.
This means that people from any town in
the state can come to the fair at the rate of
Pl.5O for every 100 miles and return at the
same rate This is about one-half of the
former fair rates The other roads will
doubtless come into line and make the same
low rate. The Northern Pacific and Mani
toba will bring stock and all other articles
for exhibition to the fair and return it free
of charge.
The fair will be more for the benefit of the
farmers this year than ever before. I like a
good horse trot myself and think any man
does who has good, warm blood in his veins.
But there are other things of interest to more
people in the state and to these the manag-
ers have given great attention this year
Premiums on all agricultural products have
been largely increased and the farmer who
brings in the best wheat, corn, oats, or vege-
tables of any kind will get a cash premium
which will well repay him for his trouble.
The board also recognizes the immense value
of the live stock interests OF Minnesota, and
the premium list shows that 10 other state
fair in the United States is more liberal in
the matter of premiums It has not been
| found necessary to cut on other premiums to
increase those on agricultural products, as
the total amount offered is much larger than
last year.
Hon. Clarke Chambers of Owatonna has
s.astic over the attractions that he viii have.
James McHench of Fairmont is superntend-
| ent of the cattle department. and writes me
that there will be more animals on exhition
/ this year than ever before R M. A n john
son of Benson has charge of the sheep. swine
and poultry exhibit, and ex-Dairy Commits
sioner Ives will look after the dairy products.
| Prof E. D. Porter, of the state agricultural
| college, will superintend the grain and farm
| products, and the increased premiums in
| this department. will bring out very fine
| display.
| w. NJ. Bushnell has charge Of the machin-
cry department., and this has been greatly
| enlarged New buildings for the exhibit Of
farm machinery will be put up. and the
| farmers OF Minnesota who come to the fair
will probably see more new things in labor
saving machinery than were ever shown at
state fair before. The celebrated Stude-
/ baker Carriage company and all the leading
| factories of the United States have asked for
! large amount Of space in this department.,
and we expect splendid showing of wagons
! and carriages The art display under the
supervision of J. D. Larpenteur, the well
known ST Paul artist. will be the finest ever
seen before in the state Twenty seven gold
and silver medals will be given for paint
[ ing, etching, crayon work, sculpture
and modelling and pastel work
/ Several Minneapolis and ST Paul citizens
have very kindly offered to send their best
4 paintings to the exhibition, and we are now
i making arrangements TO have some of the
best work to be found in the art galleries Of
the East. This will be one of the great feat
i ures Of the fau. II we can only have good
1 weather the fair will be great success.
Minnesota can make magnificent showing
4 with her immense wealth Of all kinds and
4 1t is the Intention of the managers to make
4 the fair SO attractive and interesting that
1 every farmer, mechanic and business man In
the state will take personal prize din it
4 SOME OF THE BIG ATTRA CTIoNa
Secretary Hoard ammo unces that positive